Outline of the main initiatives of the University of Tsukuba Open Innovation Strategy Organization.
- Expanding
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Optimal faculty team for companies’ collaborative research needs
■Build faculty team based on the Faculty Database by Industrial Field
■Set up workshops to develop themes of collaborative researchOriginal system for mid-to-long term large-scale collaborative research
■R&D Center: Operated by external funds
■Special Collaborative Research Project: Employ company representatives as faculty members
- World-Wide
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Hub for International Industry-University collaboration and startup support
■Collaboration with overseas companies
■Fundraising from overseas investorsLeverage U.S. innovation hubs to build international collaboration
- Enhancement
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Commercialization of research results by university startups
Indicator:
numbers of casesfund-raise amount
market capitalizationsalesStartup ecosystem enhancement
1. Collaborative research 2. Donation
3. Stock Option 4. Education
- Risk Management & Compliance
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Cooperation with four subcommittees and professional teams
■Subcommittee:
Conflict of Interest, Export Control, Confidential Information, Competition Policy
■Professional Team:
Office of Conflict of Interest and Security Export Control at University of Tsukuba, IPA (Information Promotion Agency)
Major Initiatives
- Share social issues by industry-driven, build transdisciplinary teams
with industries and the university under the One Roof concept, and promote collaborative research. - Utilize overseas hubs to activate license activities and fundraising.
- Support university startup launch and enhance collaborative research
to achieve a virtuous cycle of funds through the affective use of stock option system.